Lead Science Technician
St Peter's Catholic School, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3NZ6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
26 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
19 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,992.00 - £28,624.00 Annually (FTE) C Band
Lead Science Technician job summary
Full-time (37 hours per week), term time only + INSET days (39 weeks)
Permanent, Required September 2025
The successful applicant will be expected to lead and manage the deployment and activities of the science technicians.
The successful applicant will report to the Director of Learning for Science and be responsible managing and organising the team of technicians to enable effective day to day running of practical work to support Science lessons, as well as managing and reviewing the department’s budget for consumable and non-consumable practical resources. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to manage the performance of the team of technicians.
The Science Department enjoys good facilities. Main school laboratories are located within a purpose built dedicated Science block. Sixth Form teaching takes place in specialist laboratories located in a purpose built Sixth Form block. Both areas benefit from having their own well equipped prep rooms.
St Peter’s Catholic School is a popular, oversubscribed and successful school, committed to academic and pastoral excellence. We pride ourselves on the high academic standards that we achieve across all key stages; the pastoral care that we provide and the enrichment opportunities that we offer.
Further details are available from the school website School Vacancies - St Peter's Catholic School In Solihull (st-peters.solihull.sch.uk). Please note CV’s are not accepted. Prospective candidates are welcome to contact the school for more information or an informal chat about this post. Please email Mrs J Pate, Headteacher’s PA on patej@st-peters.solihull.sch.uk
St Peter’s Catholic School, part of Our Lady and All Saints Multi Academy Company, has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups. All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) and where relevant, a childcare disqualification check. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and other satisfactory pre-employment checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
All applications are to be completed on My New Term, if you have any problems accessing this, please contact recruitment@st-peters.solihull.sch.uk and the relevant information can be sent to you.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About St Peter's Catholic School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1315 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Peter's Catholic School website
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